BD10 PROJECT PREPARATION BRIEF
Comparing extension sites around Idle and Apperley Bridge

Prepared by ATR Developments Limited. You can use this with your designer or builder.
These are preparation prompts, not a property survey or a permissions decision.

Project address: ______________________________
Proposed work: ________________________________
Intended use / occupation: ____________________

An extension in Idle, Thackley or Apperley Bridge should begin with its own site levels and drainage evidence. Two plots in BD10 may have very different relationships to roads, gardens and watercourses. Use the postcode to locate the project, then investigate the actual footprint.

DECISIONS TO RESOLVE

1. Establish finished floor levels early
Measure the existing house floor and the ground around the proposed addition. Discuss thresholds, steps and surface drainage before choosing the footprint solely around a preferred kitchen arrangement.
[ ] Gather: A level survey and an initial layout with door positions.
Notes: ________________________________________

2. Use water information at the right scale
Check Environment Agency area information and any existing property reports. If further assessment is indicated, include it in the design process rather than interpreting a map colour as a conclusion about the house.
[ ] Gather: Drainage records and any past water-entry or flood reports.
Notes: ________________________________________

ADDRESS CHECKS
[ ] Confirm the authority using the full address: https://www.gov.uk/find-local-council
[ ] Establish applicable permissions with the relevant authority and advisers.

PRIMARY RESOURCES

Local maps & character documents
Selected links from the council’s directory. Use the named area and boundary to check relevance to your property; these documents do not apply to the whole postcode.
Idle and The Green: https://www.bradford.gov.uk/environment/conservation-areas/idle-and-the-green-conservation-area/

Bradford Council
Use the property record and the mapped conservation area, rather than assuming the whole postcode has one designation.
Planning history: https://www.bradford.gov.uk/planning-and-building-control/planning-applications/view-planning-applications/
Conservation maps & assessments: https://www.bradford.gov.uk/environment/conservation-areas/list-of-conservation-areas/

Environment Agency
An area-level starting point for water-risk checks, not a prediction for an individual property or a diagnosis of drainage defects.
Check long-term flood risk: https://www.gov.uk/check-long-term-flood-risk

Resource review: 2026-10-16
No project cost, permission or availability is confirmed by this checklist.